You may remember that last September we were delighted to welcome Mary, the Moth Recorder for Butterfly Conservation in this area, to a moth survey. We were pleased that Mary came along to this survey and joined our 5 group members. We put out 3 different moth traps in 2 locations in Birch Drive. At […]
As part of Gala week the Maryburgh Community Woodland Group organised a Den Building competition on Tuesday 16 June 2026. After the success of last year we wondered if we would have as many people turn up this year. We thought we couldn’t get more people. How wrong we were! We had a slight increase […]
Tree felling During Wednesday 8th November and Thursday 9th November a small team from Ross-shire Tree Surgery started work on felling some of the trees. These trees had been identified as at risk of falling during the Tree Safety Survey carried out on the 22nd November 2022. The trees shown identified by blue markers on […]
10:00 am on November 4th 2023 saw a gathering of volunteers in Birch Drive, just by the Community Woodland. The group of just under 20 volunteers consisted of members of the Maryburgh Community Woodland Group, members of the Maryburgh Mens Shed as well as other Maryburgh residents. The Community Woodland Group issued everyone taking part […]
Dangerous Trees The Maryburgh Community Woodland Group have now arranged with a local Tree Surgeon to have some trees felled shortly. These trees were identified by the Tree Safety Survey carried out in November. The survey identified groups of trees that posed the greatest risk to anyone using the woodland. For safety reasons this group […]
The woodland is an irregularly shaped area of amenity land located between Birch Drive and Dunglass Road within the village. The 3.71ha site has full woodland cover, mainly broadleaves, with a mix of native and non-native species. The site was recently acquired by Maryburgh community and is a popular woodland frequently used by dog […]
Please see the following link to the latest Funding Finder from ‘Scotland’s Towns Partnership’ for an overview of funding deadline’s approaching and newly added funds. Some of these funds have application deadlines approaching. Funding Finder November 2018 Some of the grants and funding on the linked list may be applicable to groups and/or individuals within the local and […]
The 2018 MAC Annual General Meeting has been postponed. Rescheduling details will follow. All existing MAC members and everyone else in the community not yet involved, are invited along – the Maryburgh hall belongs to the community and it would be great to see some old and new faces along to offer ideas and enthusiasm. […]
Maryburgh Amenities Centre Redevelopment Plan Executive Summary Background and Project Aims Options Appraisal Developing the Amenities Centre Football Pitch and Greenspace Local Needs Analysis Benefits of Development Project Management Project Finance Risk Analysis The Business Plan produced by SKS Scotland is now available to download or read online. To read the full report click on […]
The first AGM of the Maryburgh Amenities Company takes place on Thursday October 30th 2014 at 7:30pm in the Amenities centre. At the meeting we hope to have a presentation on the plans for the centre of the village. Notification of the meeting has already gone out to members. Membership is available to all on […]
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